What is the difference in area of permanent meadows and pastures between Australia and USSR?

5.37 million hectares, with Australia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and USSR?

31 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 1991.

Where does this data come from?

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Area of permanent meadows and pastures. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Australia vs USSR: Area of permanent meadows and pastures

Australia

331.87 million hectares

in 2023

USSR

326.50 million hectares

in 1991

Australia rank

2nd

USSR rank

3rd

Area of permanent meadows and pastures over time

Australia
USSR

How they compare

Australia currently reports 331.87 million hectares against 326.50 million hectares in USSR, a difference of 5.37 million hectares.

Across all 31 years both countries report, Australia has been ahead every year.

Australia ranks 2nd and USSR ranks 3rd of 209 countries.

Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Australia	USSR	Difference	Ahead
1960s	471.12 million hectares	307.97 million hectares	163.15 million hectares	Australia
1970s	481.15 million hectares	318.67 million hectares	162.48 million hectares	Australia
1980s	462.27 million hectares	324.71 million hectares	137.56 million hectares	Australia
1990s	446.35 million hectares	326.90 million hectares	119.45 million hectares	Australia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher area of permanent meadows and pastures, Australia or USSR?: Australia, at 331.87 million hectares against 326.50 million hectares in USSR as of 2023.
What is the difference in area of permanent meadows and pastures between Australia and USSR?: 5.37 million hectares, with Australia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and USSR?: 31 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 1991.
How do Australia and USSR rank globally for area of permanent meadows and pastures?: Australia ranks 2nd and USSR ranks 3rd of 209 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Area of permanent meadows and pastures. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Area of permanent meadows and pastures
Unit: hectares
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 210 places, 12,094 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 30 October 2026

This is the land used for livestock grazing. The total land use for livestock farming is higher as it additionally requires cropland used to grow animal feed.